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WSFCS unveils 'RIDES' bus expectations, formalizes driver‑to‑administrator discipline loop

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District staff described a new bus conduct framework (R.I.D.E.S.: Responsibility, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence, Safety), discipline matrix integration with school systems, merits for positive behavior and training for drivers; implementation scheduled Feb. 3.

Assistant Superintendent Frederica Stokes and Shannon Dobson, director of Behavior Intervention and Support, presented the district’s new bus expectations framework — called RIDES (Responsibility, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence, Safety) — developed with transportation staff since September.

Dobson said lesson plans and student videos were created and rolled out to families and staff, and that schools completed classroom lessons and driver professional development; a media event preceded a Feb. 3 full launch. The initiative pairs a…

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